American Gossip King

Chapter 70 The Butterfly's Fame

Ten minutes later, Kreps's men arrived.

Ian didn't show himself; instead, he hid in a nearby dilapidated house—in this chaotic street, there were empty houses everywhere, and you could stay for free if you weren't afraid of dying.

Two hours later, Kembur's men arrived.

What awaited them was a merciless massacre: under Kripps' orders, the Cripples killed all the men who had killed Bates, and dumped the bodies of their own men in the suburbs, arranging them neatly, taking photos, and then leaving the cleanup to Kripps.

Then comes collecting the corpses and putting them in the pit.

Although they didn't understand why they were doing this.

After watching them finish, Ian took everything from Kreps' safe back home.

Of course, Ian said I wasn't that stingy... He gave him the five kilograms of flour as a deal.

When Kripps learned that the flour was in Ian's hands, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

So you killed that Koskeri guy and then made it into the news?

Wait, why would I find that strange?

He just killed a bunch of my men, and then... Fuck!

He's trying to make the news!

Kreps was dumbfounded.

Ian saw his mood and smiled, "Don't worry, we can handle it by finding a few scapegoats. I'll help you downplay this."

"But this will be big news!" Kreps exclaimed in surprise.

Ian shook his head slightly: "News can be big, cases can be small... as long as you can get the police chief and the mayor to listen to you, there's no problem!"

………………

The following day, the Cripples Gang and the shooting that killed Bates were fully exposed.

Under Ian's direction, the incident was classified as a gang fight, and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Baton personally led the team to quell the disturbance.

The Los Angeles Herald gave extensive coverage, claiming that Chief Betton's brilliant leadership minimized the damage from this egregious incident.

Chief Betton's reputation, which had been criticized for the suicide of a teenager, has finally been turned around. Mayor Couch also naturally expressed his belief in Chief Betton's ability to continue to maintain the peace and order of Los Angeles and protect the city's residents.

Because of their gratitude, reporters from the Los Angeles Herald can practically do whatever they want in Los Angeles.

Anyway, no matter where they go, the police will at least turn a blind eye, if not clear the way for them.

The only pity this news story didn't make it to the top of the trending topics is that too many great videos couldn't be released—Ian does news like he makes movies, gathering a bunch of material, then editing it as needed, and ultimately only keeping a small amount.

Especially since this case involves the Crippled Gang, it's not appropriate to gather too much evidence.

Nevertheless, the numerous photos of the gang shootout still caused a sensation in the United States.

It can be said that from 01 to now, although Ian has not produced any more bombshell news like the burning torch (although the news of Ian Carl's desecration of his corpse became a hot topic, it was not bombshell enough in essence, mainly because of the contrast with his peers), the number of his ordinary high-quality news stories has soared!

Unlike in the past, this time, the reporter was not Ian Carl, but Butterfly's exclusive report on the gang shootout.

Although Ian had done some reports under the name of the butterfly before, they were all relatively ordinary.

This news has truly made Butterfly a household name.

Comments immediately arose:

"Who is the butterfly?"

"It's the Los Angeles Herald again; they've produced another great reporter."

"Unfortunately, it's not as good as Ian Carl's work; it's all photos, no on-site video."

"You can see gunfights in movies."

"Fuck! That's different, different, you idiot!"

Because there was no video this time, Butterfly's reputation cannot yet rival Ian's, but fortunately, the foundation is already there.

With Ian around, Butterfly's name will surely resound throughout America.

To Ian's surprise, public opinion in China was unusually normal for once.

Many people have said that gun violence in the United States is outrageous and that social order is being severely trampled upon.

Is this a case of public intellectuals and influential figures giving up after failing to defend themselves enough?

However, he soon saw new comments:

"This is an internal power struggle within American gangs, and it has nothing to do with the American public. Even in our own country, similar things exist, but they are covered up due to a lack of transparency in the news."

Okay, so it's still the same old argument: as long as the window is open and the sunlight comes in, all the darkness and filth will automatically be cleaned up.

Southern Media Group, you're doomed.